What is responsibility and why does it matter?
Responsibility is being accountable, the pursuit of excellence, and the exercise of self-control.
“The next time you find yourself trying to decide between your phone and your chores, remember that responsibility is your choice!” Dorie Kiesbuy, 2016 Woodland Middle School 6th Grader. PACE guest columnist October 2016.
“A responsible person accepts the consequences of their own actions and decisions. They consciously make decisions that seek to improve themselves or to help others.” Verne Reed, PACE President and guest columnist October 2019.
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Sometimes the best way to learn how to be is to learn how NOT to be. Here is a list of all the ways one can lose, or never earn, the trust of others. Perhaps discuss this list with the older children in your life or your coworkers/employees....
Read MoreGuest Column: Responsibility
October’s character trait, responsibility, is defined as “Being accountable, the pursuit of excellence, and the exercise of self‐control.” During these challenging times of the COVID pandemic, many of us are faced with competing responsibilities. How can we sort through these multiple,...
Read MoreOctober: Good Character Reading!
Spokane County Library Suggests …
Responsibility Reading List
K-2
I Will Be Fierce | Bea Birdsong
When Grandma Gives You a Lemon Tree | Jamie Deenihan
Even Superheroes Make Mistakes| Shelly Becker
It’s Not My Fault!...
